OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
AUSTlN
IIon.Joseph XoarOen, Chairnan
Taxm3 Erison Board
Viatoria,Text
Daar sir:
al oath criOrCiO8. The kI?Z!LOf
OfSiO6 or 6aoh 8tsxidmr
shall ba six
yeara, except t&a& fn maklag the
Plrst appolnntarents
the Covernor
Hon. Joseph Gxwlen, Febrwry 14, 1939, Page 2
shellappolntthree members Dora
tarn of txo yeara each, three mem-
here for term0 0r four years aah,
and three member8 for tews or 85.x
yesra'eaoh,so that the terms of
three numbers ~hal.1expire every
two years. Yacanoies occurring in
the Dozd shall be filled by ap-
polntmeat0r the covernor ror tha
unexpiredterKLLw
Ycuwlll note that, ln effeat, the
above quoted &&Qe states that the Govern&
shallalaks8ppokrtmmtiIoftbreememb~'of
theTqasPrleonBoardevarytm years .wlth
these appo5ntmentsto be made 01)or b&e
- Februai?y15, and the terplof oSfIo8 of eaah
to be rar a pqrlod or E&Z yemar
~5erpb6s
?urthkr,undortheabweart&l~
aoslber ofthePrlaonBoardlu5ldsaoaue&
tuticml oiiiae, and though an eppointlr~
0rfl00, the ~600 nilea or tenure will apply
as to an &.tnotlreoriioe. Ti+merore, ii a
new appointee to the Texas.Prlscn Board falls
to qwillfy for severalmonths af'terFebruary
~,~tpp-w serves aeveral mmtha
.
miol6 16, fkotloa 17 oi tiu3ma-
etltutianorTeXas pr0~M66 as lW.l0~8:
“All om.oorswlthln thlrr
State shall aantinueto psrtonn
the duties or their 0fri068 until
their mmoessor shalL be duly
qualified."
The term of oftioe to be for a per-
iod of six year8 doersnot man that eauh men+
bar shallserve slxyeare fromthe dateof
Eon. Joseph Wearden, February 14, 1939, Page 3
his @%fZoation, but means that ha shall eerve
rrlxyearn or until the qtdirimd0n of his mm-
o6wor.. The appoIntmentaare not -de for elr yeara
but th6y are made to rill a term oi six years, rrhieh
expkea on ?ebraary INIt, Eden though the appofnteo
may not have served but Sire and a half yaaru or even
8 less period of time.
It icronr oplnlon, and you are so advised,
that new appointma to the Texes Prison Board le-
q,allytake offioa asiaoon aa they shall be duly qual-
ified arter February 13.
Bellering thls to anewer your lnqulzy,we
are
Yours very ?mly
:1
ATTOlZKltY~ALW
Asaistent
POtob
ATl'ORWY CiiNERAL'-